In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952) the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956, namely

REGD.NO. D.L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 108] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2001/PHALGUNA 21, 1922

782 G1/2001

(1)T HE GAZETTE OF INDIA: E X T R A O R D I N A RY [PART I I —S E C. 3(i)] 2 T 1 • • —-^J-,-- -—"-•- •"-••--••__-•• mil — — •! i ..... _i| ^ ,™__^J „ „„ ^_ . 34_ THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC 1(I)]

MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE & COMPANY AFFAIRS

(Department of Legal Affairs)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 12ih March, 2001

G.S.R. 172 (E).—]n exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956, namel> —

1 (1) These rules may be called the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2001

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette

2 In the Notaries Rules, 1956, in rule 4, sub-rule (2) for Form J and Form II, the following Forms shall be substituted, namely —

'FORM-I

MEMORIAL

[Rule 4 (2)1

1 Name of the applicant

i — —~

2 Father's /Husband's name

3 Date of Birth

PHOTOGRAPH 4 Whether SC/ST/OBC/General

5 Address (residence)

Pin

L

Telephone Fax E-Mail

Address (Office)

Pin Telephone Fax E-Mail 5 6. Educational Qualifications (Please attach attested photocopies)

7. Enrolment number & date (Please attach attested photocopies)

8. Practisingin

:

CivilSide

:

Criminal Side

:,

Taxation

:

Revenue Courts

9. Whether income tax assesses :

10. The memorial of (name of the applicant in block letters) showeth

1. that the memorial!st is a person eligible for appointment as a notary under the Notaries Act, 1952 and clause (a) of rule 3 of the Notaries Rules, 1956;

2. that the memorialist resides in (here state the name of the local area or name of court where he intends to practise) and will reside for upwards of

(state how long);

3. that the number of notaries practising in the local area is insufficient for the requirements thereof (the grounds of the statement should be added);

4. that no previous application of the memorialist has been rejected or withdrawn by him, within the preceding six months.

The memorialist, therefore, prays that the government be pleased to appoint and admit him as a notary under and by virtue of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952) and clause (a) of rule 3 of the Notaries Rules, 1956 to practise in

(here state the name of the local area).

Dated day of 20

Signature of applicant

Profession Name and address

Name and address of signatories

of the firm/organisation

Signature with seal 1

2

3.

4.

5.

Note: Under rule 4(3) the memorial should be countersigned by a Magistrate, a manager of a Nationalised Bank, a merchant and two prominent inhabitants of the area where he intends to practise as a notary.

(FORM ID

[Rule 4(2)]

1. Nameof the applicant :

r_ _ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _1 2. Father's/Husband's name ;

3. DatcofBirth

:

PHOTOGRAPH 4. Whether SC/ST/OBC/Gcneral :

5. Address (residence) :

PIN ;

Telephone Fax E-Mail

Address (office)

:

PIN

:

Telephone Fax E-Mail

6. Educational qualifications

7. Date ofjoining government service

8. Date of retirement

9. Post held at the time of retirement

10. Area, where the memorialist intends to practice as Notary

Dated day of 20

Signature of applicant Note: Necessary proofs about eligibility under rule 3 (b) and (c) of the Notaries Rules, 1956 is to be attached. Rule 3(b) and (c) is as follows :—

"3 Qualifications for appointment as a notary—No person shall be eligible for appointment as a notary unless on the date of the application for such appointment,—

(a) _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __

(b) he had been a member of the Indian Legal Service under the Central Government, or

(c) he had at least for ten years,—

(i) been a member oCJudicial Service; or

(ii) held an ofice under the Central Government or a State Government requiring special knowledge of law after enrolment as an advocate; or

(hi) held an office in the department of Judge Advocate General or in the legal department of an armed force."

[F.No.5(98)2000-NC]

BRAHM AVTARAGRAWAL, Jt. Secy.

Footnote—The principal rules were notified, vide SRO 324 dated 14-02-1956 and subsequently amended by GSR 370(E) dated 08-07-1997, GSR547(E) dated 31-08-1998, GSR 17(E) dated05-01-2000; GSR 262(E) dated 28-03-2000 and GSR 630(E) dated 21-07-2000.

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